Becoming an intentional agent: Introduction to the special issue

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Biro, Szilvia ^a   Hommel, Bernhard ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

COGNITION; GOALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTENTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845574325     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2006.09.003     Document Type: Editorial

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